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Your resume is an important marketing tool. It is used to convey effectively what you have to offer to the employer in the position you are targeting. Therefore, a good resume is a tailored resume. Also, it is accomplishment based and easy to understand. As a rule of thumb, use no more than one page per 10 years of working experience. Be aware that the average person reading your resume will spend only about 20 seconds scanning it, in order to decide if it is worth their time.

Accomplishments

An effective resume is a summary of the results you achieved in the positions you’ve held. Therefore, it is not simply a description of your job duties, nor does it need to include everything you have ever done. Instead, focus on the accomplishments that are relevant to your target audience.

Below are some resources to help you to identify your accomplishments and format them into statements for your resume:

• Sample Accomplishment Statements (PDF)

Formatting

Chronological Resume

Universally the most preferred format among employment professionals and hiring managers. It commonly has four main sections.

1. Summary Statement (optional): this describes the sum of your relevant qualifications and experience in no more than 3-4 lines. Everything you write should be clearly substantiated in the body of the resume. Things to include are length and breadth of experience (number of years is optional), skill strengths, areas of expertise, functional specialties, knowledge areas. You may also include personal traits, but be sure to avoid clichés.
2. Professional Experience: in this section you describe your relevant accomplishments in your current and previous positions, starting with your most recent or current position, working back in time. It is formatted in bullet points and the positions are listed in reverse chronological order.
3. Education: Starting with your latest degree, working back in time.
4. Additional: this section may or may not include professional affiliations, special skills, and other noteworthy things that add value to your profile and round you out as a person.

• Executive Level Resume Template (DOC)
• Sample Chronological Resume - Marketing Exec  (DOC)
• Sample Chronological Resume - Product Development/Consulting (DOC)
• Sample Chronological Resume - Finance Exec (DOC)
• Sample Chronological Resume - Business Development Exec (DOC)
• Sample Chronological Resume - Sales (DOC)
  

Technical Resume

This format is similar to the chronological resume, but adds “Technical Skills” as a major category. It is a useful format when applying for a job requiring specific technical knowledge and experience. Please note: If you have a technical background, but want to transition into a business career it is very important to remove all technical terms and lingo from your resume. Always keep your target audience in mind!

• Sample Technical Resume

Executive Profile and Bios 

Even though every professional should have a well written resume, you may also want to have an executive profile and/or a bio. If you are targeting top level positions and are doing a targeted mailing, you may want to create a one page Executive Profile. You may also need a Bio if you are planning to work as a consultant, write a business plan, or engage in public speaking.

• Sample Executive Profile (PDF)

Experienced Resume Book

EMBAs, FEMBAs and Alumni are able to upload their resume free of charge to 12Twenty. This Resume Book is a searchable web database that can be purchased by any organization interested in recruiting experienced UCLA Anderson talent. One benefit of this Experienced MBA resume book is that you can keep your name, contact information and resume specifics confidential.

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